Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
ISSN 2161-5543
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Free Press is the Guardian of a Free People
In This Issue:
1. Recycle for profit with scrap metal
2. Supermarket Survival Report
3. Ignore the Police
4. Free eBay Guides to Improve
Sales
5. Making Ends meet with phone
sex
Democracy must be
something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. - James Bovard, Civil Libertarian
Making Ends
Meet with Phone Sex?
According to a recent
ABCNews.com report, the number of mothers who have young children and work for
phone-sex companies has risen 400 percent in the past 18 months because of the
dismal economy.
Most of these women
sound a little embarrassed by this fact says Chris Durst, who runs a website
that helps mothers find ways to earn money at home. (Chris is the co-publisher
of our favorite site: RatRaceRebellion.com) They say, “I’ve tried everything (they must
not be reading our Poor Man reports).
This is the fastest way for me to get my family back on its feet again.”
With 29% of Americans
’under water’ in their home mortgage, it’s not a shock to me. According to a Swedish study, commuting can
wreck your marriage. Long commutes lead
to poor health and can put a strain on marriages; so this kind of work might be
the ’cure.’
Over the past year
we’ve provided dozens of ways to earn extra money or to find a job. Legitimate, work from home jobs remain the career
path of choice for many, but such opportunities are littered with scams. Nonetheless, finding a good job of any sort
has become a challenge in America.
Streamlining job
searches online will help pinpoint opportunities which are right for you. Most job-specific sites offer email updates
that will keep you abreast of industry offerings. For example, if you’re a teacher, go to Chronicle.com
or Kaplan.com. If you’re
interested in working for a non-profit group, try Idealist.org.
Looking for an IT job,
consider Dice.com or JobPile.com.
Want a writing job? Look at sites
such as JournalismJobs.com or WriterFind.com
Duct tape was developed in 1942 for use by the U.S.
Army as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition boxes.
PM’s
Compendium of Useful Resources
Recycling
Scrap Metal for Extra Cash
The Poor Man’s wife
recycles sterling silver, which she frequently finds at thrift stores. Occasionally, she’ll find gold jewelry too
which is priced at below market rates.
Recently, we sold one pound of scrap sterling silver for $350; our cost
was less than $25.
We took a bunch of
metal which in the past, we’d have trashed, to our local scrap recycler and
made another $25.
- Aluminum
- Iron
- Copper
- Brass
- Platinum
- Bronze
- Stainless Steel
- Iron
- Copper
- Brass
- Platinum
- Bronze
- Stainless Steel
Metal prices vary on
the type of metal and of course, supply and demand. Metals such as iron can
earn you up to $0.10 per lb, while copper can get you upwards of over $2.00 per
lb. Keep an eye on the market and call and ask your scrap dealer for current
prices. Don’t forget, many of these dealers also purchase used batteries from
autos and RVs. Many dealers may even
advertise their paying price on their websites.
Use the chipping test.
Use a chisel to remove a small piece of the metal and examine the resulting
chip. Gray cast-iron chips are smooth and brittle. Cast steel chips easily, and
the chips can be continuous if desired. Aluminum chips are continuous but leave
a saw edge. White cast iron is brittle and breaks into small fragments.
Malleable iron produces rough chips. High-carbon steel is a lighter color at edges than mild steel,
and the chips can be continuous. A
magnet won’t stick to brass or bronze.
Current Scrap
Price Resource Sites
How to Videos
Metal Testing
Site-A quick guide to determining types of metal
How to Manual
- Free PDF
Thanks to Lapeer
Recycling for their courteous service and explanations!
Supermarket
Survival: Ruthlessly Slashing Your Grocery Bills In Half. By applying
the information in this report, you can free up literally hundreds of
dollars every month… and best of all, it won’t cost you a dime to access
this information!
This free report is not just a collection of the same old recycled tips you read in magazines. And it doesn’t require you to perform outrageous, time-consuming stunts like “extreme couponing.” It’s a comprehensive five-part strategy that anyone can use — and when you do, it will save you thousands of dollars a year on food. Apply any one of the five parts and you’ll save money. Put them all together, and you’ll be astonished at how little you’re spending on food.
In this free, eye-opening report, you'll discover 29 pages of savings. Free of charge. Simply click here to download it.
This free report is not just a collection of the same old recycled tips you read in magazines. And it doesn’t require you to perform outrageous, time-consuming stunts like “extreme couponing.” It’s a comprehensive five-part strategy that anyone can use — and when you do, it will save you thousands of dollars a year on food. Apply any one of the five parts and you’ll save money. Put them all together, and you’ll be astonished at how little you’re spending on food.
In this free, eye-opening report, you'll discover 29 pages of savings. Free of charge. Simply click here to download it.
- 2012 Retail Calendar - all holidays, trends, seasonal events
- Grow Your eBay Business with a SWOT Analysis
(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats)
- How to Stand Out on eBay
And more.
GET THEM NOW: http://pagemage.com/billboards/guides.jsp
Ignore The Police!
There are some situations where it is legal to ignore police officers. Learn about some of those situations to avoid unwanted police encounters.
There are some situations where it is legal to ignore police officers. Learn about some of those situations to avoid unwanted police encounters.
The Nanny State Updates…
Americans are
getting dumber…no wonder we no longer compete internationally
According to the
National Assessment of Adult Literacy, between 21% and 23% of adult Americans
were not “able to locate information in TEXT” and could not make low level
inferences using printed materials.
Wikipedia suggests the
best estimate for FULL literacy in the USA (equivalent to undergraduate level
functioning) is only about 15% of population. 15%! (The average adult reads at
a 7th or 8th grade level).
Avoid Surveillance Cameras
Surveillance cameras are unavoidable...almost. There are some clever ways to prevent being recognized or even showing up at all on surveillance cameras.
Surveillance cameras are unavoidable...almost. There are some clever ways to prevent being recognized or even showing up at all on surveillance cameras.
For instance: Red light cameras and speed enforcement
cameras are a big part of the problem. These cash machines are not intended to,
and do not increase safety. In many cases they are not properly calibrated or
there is a malfunction in the unit capturing innocent people in the crosshairs.
In order to avoid being captured improperly, people can first avoid the cameras
altogether by knowing what streets and highways to avoid. In the US, photoenforced.com has a great list of these camera systems throughout
the country.
Read the rest
here: http://www.howtovanish.com/2010/01/avoid-nosy-surveillance-cameras/?awt_l=9mqfI&awt_m=1pxLmUwCnCxNxm
The Parting Thought – Congress is a cesspool of
unethical behavior
On September
16, 2008 Paulson and Bernanke held "closed door meetings" with
members of Congress and warned them that the financial system was about to
totally collapse.
In his new
book, Schweizer alleges the following....
*Schweizer says that
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sold $74,715 worth of stock on September 17th and $42,000 worth of stock on September 18th.
*Schweizer
says that U.S. Representative Jim Moran sold off shares in 90 different corporations on September 17th.
*Schweizer
says that U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse sold off at least $250,000 worth of stock between September 18th and September
24th.
*Schweizer
says that U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus bet very heavily against the stock market in the days following the September 16th meeting and
made tens of thousands of dollars doing so.
*Schweizer
says that U.S. Senator John Kerry bought up approximately $350,000 of Bank of America stock and approximately $550,000 of Citigroup stock during October 2008 and November
of 2008. It was during this time period that the bailout programs for the big
banks were being developed and debated.
Over the past couple
of decades, the "wealth gap" between members of Congress and average
Americans has grown to ridiculous proportions. Things have gotten so bad that
now even the New York Times is reporting on these things....
"Largely insulated from the country’s economic
downturn since 2008, members of Congress — many of them among the “1
percenters” denounced by Occupy Wall Street protesters — have gotten much
richer even as most of the country has become much poorer in the last six
years"
The Poor Man has been
reporting on these unethical shenanigans for several years. Congress has become a cesspool with no regard
for the American public - the only thing which seems to matter is their
reelection campaign.
“Until the next revolution”, the Poor Man
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